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This map of the "Japanese American Confinement Sites in the United States During #WW2" includes the #LACounty locations where Japanese Americans were forcibly held until sent to concentration camps. #EO9066 #History Map from @jamuseum.bsky.social's Education Resources: www.janm.org/education/re...

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On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which authorized the US military to forcibly remove over 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry and launched their mass incarceration into concentration camps during World War II.

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The Irei Project will be traveling to the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025. As part of the pilgrimage, Irei Project representatives will present the interactive memorial Ireichō Book of Names which documents the 125,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII.

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Euphemistic language is a tool often used to sanitize grave injustices. When referring to the WWII incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry, it is important to use the correct terminology: concentration camps, not relocation centers; forced removal, not evacuation; citizens, not non aliens.

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We are deeply committed to our mission of preserving this history, building bridges across communities and divides, and ensuring that America remains a nation where all people can thrive. Read JANM's full statement: www.janm.org/press/releas...

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“You know, I’ve been evacuated before,” says 85-year-old Altadena resident Jane Kawahara. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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This Day of Remembrance, we celebrate Nikkei women’s stories, their determination to rebuild and thrive after World War II, and their contributions to our community and culture. We hope you will join us on February 15 to commemorate the signing of Executive Order 9066. www.janm.org/events/2025-...

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The Ireichō is touring the nation! 📖🙏 First stop, Washington DC at National Archives and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History February 18–21 www.janm.org/press/releas... @jacl-national.bsky.social @jampilgrimages.bsky.social

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Learn from our history, don’t repeat it. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/01/25/o... @elmunc.bsky.social

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This is a perilous moment for lawyers in federal service. Stories of resistance from within can help. This book tells of lawyers who helped run the Japanese American camps of WWII. We can learn from their struggles to reconcile job with conscience. Would you please share? tinyurl.com/mrxm6vv2

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Happy Lunar New Year! 🐍❤️ The Year of the Snake is said to be a transformative time. The snake is known for being wise, intuitive, clever, and mysterious. These wooden bookends were carved out of pine by Minoru Fujita while incarcerated in Manzanar concentration camp, depicting a snake on a cactus.

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JANM supports the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, which will be reintroduced early in the 119th Congress. This bill would repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which was used to intern 31,000 noncitizens of Japanese, German, and Italian descent during World War II. www.hirono.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

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“The best film I could make was one that only I could tell as his son,” Tadashi Nakamura told @hyperallergic.com about legendary director Robert Nakamura. hyperallergic.com/984735/the-s...

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Heading to #Sundance Film Festival this weekend? ⭐🎥 See the premiere of THIRD ACT, a new film by Tadashi Nakamura. Screening in the U.S. Documentary Competition! festival.sundance.org

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If you’re in the LA area right now, there’s a great little exhibit at @jamuseum.bsky.social til January 5 on the Japanese/Japanese American incarcerated communities: Contested Histories. JANM’s main exhibits are equally moving!

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Happy Holidays from JANM! 🎄🎁 In this photo from the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection, a family sits around a Christmas tree in their living room. The photo is dated 1935. www.janm.org/exhibits/tan...

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As of Dec. 1, 2024, we recorded 29,322 visitors and stamped well over 81,000 names in the Ireichō. Each stamp brings us closer to our goal of honoring every former incarceree. This could not have been done without the help of each of you who visited and and left a stamp on history.

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"This pop-up exhibition features [Mario Gershom Reyes'] photographs that record the moments and people that make up life in #LittleTokyo, from Nisei Week Parades and political protests to schoolchildren and sports stars," Rafu Shimpo. rafu.com/2024/11/mari... #LosAngeles

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The Japanese American National Museum @jamuseum.bsky.social has "year of" themed merch every year. 2024 was Year of the Dragon and they had some terrific items available that are now on sale. They have a fantastic plush dragon sculpture at half price... janmstore.com/collections/...

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Manzanar Baseball Project restored the baseball field where Japanese Americans played while incarcerated during World War II. The game is once again being played there to honor the memory of those who endured a dark chapter in America's history. www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...

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#NowOnView OBRAS DE LUZ (Works of Light): A 40-Year History of the Japanese American Community through the Lens of Photojournalist Mario Gershom Reyes www.janm.org/exhibits/mar...

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It was so heartwarming to interview Sansei writer Kelly Goto about her collaboration with her parents for the book SEATTLE SAMURAI. Family archives, collaboration, community, giving. Up at @discovernikkei.bsky.social. discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2...

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Our museum will be closed but our programming and exhibitions will continue offsite! #JANMOnTheGo laist.com/news/japanes...

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Today is #GivingTuesday, a chance to turn your values into action. Your support today fuels tomorrow’s learning, understanding, and empathy. Join us this Giving Tuesday in shaping a future where every story is heard and every history is honored. 9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/Appeals

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ACT NOW! Contact your representatives and tell them to say NO to H.R. 9495, a bill that would give the Treasury Secretary unprecedented power to target nonprofit organizations as “terrorist-affiliated” without due process and strip them of their tax-exempt status.

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SHO US YOUR BEST SHOHEI!

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Join us for the finale of JANM’s core exhibition, "Common Ground: The Heart of Community," that highlights over 140 years of Japanese American history! The exhibition has been the center of the Museum for 26 years and will be reimagined during the upcoming renovation. www.janm.org/events/2024-...

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We cannot ignore what may be considered to be uncomfortable truths simply because they are ‘too negative and controversial’ and might cause discomfort for some, and as the repository of this nation’s documented history, neither should the National Archive www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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"This is an egregiously inaccurate and flawed historical analogy...Now more than ever, the lessons from the Japanese American incarceration must never be forgotten, ignored, minimized, or erased.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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"Cultural diversity is not just a strength, it's essential to the American experience."—Ann Burroughs, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum at the Naturalization Ceremony today! #NewUSCitizen

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#BannedBooksWeek 📚 In 2022, a Wisconsin school board banned a book about Japanese American incarceration from the curriculum, citing that it was "discriminating against white people." www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

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George Takei's new children’s book, "My Lost Freedom," is a moving and true story about growing up in Japanese American concentration camps during World War II. www.npr.org/2024/04/20/1...

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NOW ON VIEW! "Giant Robot Biennale 5"⁠ #GRB5⁠

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Happy Hinamatsuri! 🌸🎎❤️ Today is a day for us to celebrate young girls and wish them a life of good health and happiness.

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Listen to JANM's new podcast! "Japanese America" is now available to stream on your favorite podcast app. 🎧 In Episode 1, learn how Yuri Kochiyama's concentration camp experiences transformed her into a civil rights icon. linktr.ee/JapaneseAmer...

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"J.T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist" presents sixty vintage photographs by this innovative Issei artist, accompanied by selected images representing his World War II era concentration camp paintings and drawings. Opens March 15! #JTSata

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Today is the Day of Remembrance, a somber day that commemorates over 125,000 real people and families who were unjustly imprisoned during World War II when President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. #DayOfRemembrance #EO9066 #NeverForget

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Ume-ke me happy ❤️🍑 #HappyValentinesDay

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Happy Lunar New Year 🐉♥️ Today we usher in the Year of the Dragon! The dragon is known for its sharp intelligence and bravery. Dragons also have natural-born power and luck, making them suitable leaders. Wishing you good health and happiness in the new year ✨

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Recently, JANM commemorated Secretary Norm Y. Mineta’s legacy, his lifelong commitment to democracy, and his profound impact on the Museum by naming our historic plaza in his honor. The Norman Y. Mineta Democracy Plaza is a site of conscience, community, civic engagement, and social justice.

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"I would like to see the government admit that they were wrong and do something about it so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color." Today on Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, we honor the legacy of a civil rights hero. ❤️

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